130 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



135 to 142 mm., and in the same number of females the wing;? 

 vary from 125-131 mm. 



This species, which breeds in the high north, >Yinters in British 

 Gruiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Ituribisi River, Kamakabra River, 

 Essequebo River, Abary River (McConnell collection). 



Extralimital Ramie. South America generally to Patagonia, 

 C'entral America, West India Islands, and North America. 



Hahits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



^2. Heteropygia fuscicollis. 



Bonaparte's Sandpiper. 



Heterojii/f/ia fuscicollis (VieilL), N. Diet. d'Hist. Xat. xxxiv. p. 461, 

 1819 (Pai-aguav) ; Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxlv. p. 574, 189G ; 

 Brabourne & Chubb, B. S. Amer. i. p. 42, no. 410, 1912. 



Adult. Head, hind-neck, and upper back brownish grey with 

 dark centres to the feathers ; some of the scapulais are black 

 with rufescent eilges on the inner side and white on the outer 

 margin ; upper wing-coverts and long innermost secondaries 

 dark brown with pale grey edges, the outer greater coverts 

 tipped with white ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and quills 

 dark brown like the central tail-feathers ; lateral upper tail- 

 coverts white, like the sides of the rump ; rump and central 

 upj)er tail-coverts black with narrow whitish edges ; throat and 

 under surface, iore-neck and sides of body grey with dark 

 centres to the feathers. " Bill and feet dusky; iris bi'own.''' 



Total length 159 mm., cuhnen 25, wing 116, tail 50, tarsus 23. 



The specimen described was collected on the Abary River in 

 Sej)teml)er 1007. 



Adult male and female similar both in colour of plumage and 

 measurements. 



This bird also breeds in the high north and is a winter visitor 

 to British Guiana. 



Range in British Guiana. Kamakabra River, Abary River 

 (McConnell collection), 



Ea:traHmital Range. The remaining portion of South America 

 and the Falkland Islands, Central America, AVest India Islands, 

 and North America. 



Habits. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



